ELE Honors Best Defender Award Winners
Making the play is the mark of great defenders. Spearing a liner, diving in the hole or crashing headlong into the wall makes no difference to these awe-inspiring fielders. Magicians they sometimes appear to be, showing up out of nowhere to rob a batter of a hit and to turn a hit into an out. Pitchers love 'em and batters curse 'em. These defensive wizards will collect their 2056 East Best Defender Awards tonight:

<Pitcher:value_bold#0>
<George Dickens:player#6794> (<Wilmington Eagles:team#24>)

<Catcher:value_bold#0>
<Ken Tardy:player#6073> (<Fresno Grizzlies:team#103>)

<First Baseman:value_bold#0>
<José López:player#9429> (<Wilmington Eagles:team#24>)

<Second Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Santiago Molinar:player#8047> (<Atlanta Peaches:team#107>)

<Third Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Johnny Hopper:player#11677> (<Toronto Blue Jays:team#22>)

<Shortstop:value_bold#0>
<Yoshimasa Sakamoto:player#11379> (<Cleveland Attack:team#21>)

<Left Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Melvin Rodriguez:player#6198> (<Brooklyn Dodgers:team#19>)

<Center Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Ken Harris:player#7638> (<Brooklyn Dodgers:team#19>)

<Right Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Josh Shawver:player#6513> (<Fresno Grizzlies:team#103>)

